strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
in the same way as; just like
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
foreign enemy; outside invader
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
(political) power; authority; influence
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
eye for people; ability to judge character
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to be found; to be discovered
8th day of the month; eight days
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of